Policy on outings

The
following procedures must be followed for all outings:

Written permission must be
obtained from all parents prior to the outing

Staffing ratios must be
maintained at the same level as in force in the nursery but for safety
reasons we usually increase this to 1 staff to 3 children for the under
3’s and 1 staff to 4 children with the 3-5’s

A list of all children’s
names and contact numbers for the day must be taken

The two nursery mobile
phones (in case staff are separated in an emergency and to reduce risk of
no signal/flat battery) for contact with the nursery must be taken

The nursery must be
informed immediately of any incident that happens (the nursery policy for
a lost child will apply when on outings – the policy should be taken on
the outing for reference)

A first aider should be
present and the first aid bag taken along with any additional medication
needed by individual children

The children should be
equipped with appropriate weather gear

The children must be
counted and marked in the register before setting off and counting must be
ongoing at regular intervals throughout the outing. If the group is broken up into
sub-groups a designated person in charge must be assigned and that person
is responsible for counting the children at regular intervals.

Toilet facilities must be
provided for the children at regular intervals, or nappy changes (having
taken appropriate supplies)

Food and drinks must be
provided at similar times to those in the nursery and additional drinks
should be offered if the weather is warm or if energetic exercise is part
of the day

Meeting points must be
pre-designated and times arranged when all the party should assemble. These must be strictly adhered to.

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